Amazonian
In our imagination the Amazon is usually associated with the State of Amazons and its capital Manaus. However the State of Pará, the second largest Brazilian state in area, representing 26% of the Brazilian Amazon and 49% of its natural attractions (Source: OAS)
Pará houses a part of the world’s largest river basin, the Amazon River basin, and this is where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean.
The Amazon has too Pará freshwater beaches and sea beaches, areas of virgin forest, mountains, lakes and most of the Amazonian rivers. But their culture formed by a real mix of inherited Indians, European immigrants, Africans and Asian culture Pará is undoubtedly the wealth of this region, and reserves to its visitors a fantastic experience full of aromas, flavours and colours and they do this a great reason to visit the region and live a rich experience full of discoveries Amazon.

- About Santarém Trips

Santarém Trips 2012 – Santarém – Nhamunda

Santarém Peixes Ornamentais Tours offers you a wide range of expeditions that will, for sure, match your expectations and interests. Obviously, to watch and enjoy beauty and biological diversity are our priority goals. If you are looking for beauty, adventure, wildlife experience and to share this outstanding moment in a great company, with a very friendly and active team, we will ensure that all requests will be fulfilled.

Not only will you enjoy one of your greatest sea and wildlife experience, as much as you will have the chance to get to know Santarém, an important regional market center in Lower Amazonia located midway between the larger cities of Belém and Manaus, bordered by the Amazon and the Tapajós rivers. Both run along many kilometers in the front of the city, side by side, without mixing. The Amazon's milky colored water carries sediment from the Andes in the East, while the Tapajós's water is somewhat warmer and has a deep-blue tone.

                                            Came visit Amazon with us Santarém Discus

First film made in the jungle in search of new Wild Discus the season of 2009/2010 collection

                                                             Arapuins Barra Grande


-Expedition description
One night in Santarém and 9 days in Amazon in a very comfortable boat.

Food, drinks, sightseeing, meeting the local communities, fishing among other diverse activities are some of moments we want to share with you. Again, bare in mind that the fished Discus will be one of the greatest physical souvenirs that you will have the chance to take home with you.
In our September and October Expedition Santarém, Lago Grande, Inanu, Óbidos, Oreximina, Nhamunda and Low Nhamunda are some of the places we are happy to show you and take you to. Visits to new and almost unknown sea sanctums where most likely unseen moments will be experienced.

Please bare in mind that with us, you will also have the chance to:

- Hiking on forest trails through primary and secondary rainforest 

- Fish with local fishermen, collect, watch and study of ornamental tropical fish

- Small boat through flooded forest, on small rivers, etc.

- Night hikes in the forest to watch nocturnal reptiles, birds and fish

- Learn about the Amazon Community

- Visit the typical marketplaces in the city of Santarém, Nhamunda

 - Visit the historic center of Santarém

- Alter do Chão

-Ponte de Pedras

- Tapajos

- Visit our farm and buying same of our wild fish

- Boat-Based Expeditions
           - Our boat-based expeditions are aboard our pamacari-style river boat, the Duarte .
- Boat based expeditions: Our boat-based expedition will take place aboard our typical pamacari-style river boat, Duarte.

Please have a look also in our gallery and videos, where you can check some curiosities.

- Our boat is a typical boat-based expedition runs through many river miles, and allows access to more remote areas than a land-based trip.

-Several hours each day are spent monitoring rivers and waterways, with periodic stops at sites of interest.

-Rivers and waterways can be seen throughout the trip or in the many periodic stops

-Every night is usually spent in a new location. The exact stops depends on  the river tides as much as the water levels

-Black-water lakes for fishing purposes are also in our trip plan

-Local village to trade for handicrafts or to see how the people live. Generally, a wide range of stops are included on any given boat-based trip, allowing participants to see and do a various activities.

Be our guest and join one of the most exciting and wonderful adventure, where you can experience from love boats under both day and night amazing skies sceneries to the most rare and exciting and unexplored places.
Relax, calm and stressfree our some of our strongest key points

Getting to know whether by boat, or by foot, with our hybrid trips, the local people and the whole environment, by hiking some local trails, swimming, collect aquarium fishes, among other activities, as much as getting the chance to shoot the most awesome pictures not only in sea seeing trips, but also see pink or grey dolphins, or even the most rare bird species, or botanic exemplars, are some of our features , we want to deliver to our customers.

- Expeditions/Price


Price: The 9 days trip - €2500 (For 2nd trips, prices are lower)
Bonus: 6 wild Discus caught in the Expedition

Discounts and Incentives
2nd time clients are always eligible for expedition discounts. Additional discounts or commission may be awarded to clients who recruit additional expedition participants. Families and larger groups may also have discounts

What is included
- Airport transfer
- Luggage handling
- Flight reconfirmation service at the Santarém  airport (inbound and outbound)
- Hotel in Santarém (1 night)
- Transfer service and luggage handling between hotel and port facilities in Santarém.
- Luggage handling between the hotels and the transfer boats
- Bilingual tour guiding and services
- All river transportation and use of river boat during boat-based expeditions. Use of expedition skiffs for excursions. Services of crew members for operating expedition boats and skiffs.
- All river transportation, use of field site facilities, trails, etc., during land-based expeditions. Use of expedition skiffs for excursions.
- All meals while aboard river boats or at Amazon field stations. Also purified drinking water, tea and coffee.
- Full complement of linens, towels, etc., aboard river boats or at Amazon field stations. ~

What’s not included:
- National and international air fare from your hometown to Santarém
- Fees for passports, visas, or other identity documents.
- Any airline "excess luggage" or "oversize luggage" charges.
- Any airline charges for luggage requiring special handling.
- Any hotel costs (if needed) in Santarém or other locations while you are in route to/from Santarém
- National or international airport departure taxes (including Brazil domestic fly).
- Items of a personal nature, including prescription medicines, souvenirs, toiletries, insect repellent, etc.
- One or two meals in Santarém as noted in detailed trip itineraries.
- Hotel and other costs for extra days/nights spent in Santarém before or after expeditions.
- Alcoholic beverages & carbonated drinks during the expedition
- The cost of any permits that may be required for exporting items (tropical fish, plants, etc.) from Brazil. If you do plan on exporting items that may need a permit, plan this well in advance - it takes a long time to arrange permits, and we won't be able to help at the last minute.

Payments/Booking:
- 60/% advanced deposit should be made simultaneously with the booking and the other 40% one month before the expedition. Payment should be made by bank transfer. Expeditions will take place between September and February and bookings should be made till the end of June.
-  Bank Transfers
-         Payments may also be made by direct electronic transfer from your bank to the Banco do Brazil escrow account. Your bank will use either the foreign wire code (Swift code) or the ABA code. Contact us for details if you wish to make a bank transfer

-Some Expeditions

Norwegians /Aquamania Amazon Tour 2011

Expedicion October 2009 - Rio Tapajos 

Expedicion October 2009 – Jaraqui, Inanu, Nhamunda, Low Nhamunda anda Jacarecapa

Expedicion to Alto Nhamunda 2008

-Travel Program Amazon Trip 2012

1st Day

15:00 Transfer from Airport to Hotel Santarém

16:30 Check in at Hotel and on our tour briefing

17:00       Walk through the Amazon Beach – The Caribe Amazon Alter do Chão

18:00       Dinner in Amazon Beach – Ponta do Curáru before any of the be sunsets on the planet, on a   

                deserted beach

20:00 Back to Hotel

2nd Day

09:00 Breakfast at the Hotel

10:00       Start of the River Boat Trip Tapajós towards Obidos

12:30       Lunch on the Boat (typical food of the Amazon meat meal)

14:00      Arrival at the town of Óbidos (diving and fishing of wild fish researches)

18:00 Departure of Óbidos

19:00       Dinner at Boat (typical food fish Amazon Peacock Bass)

20:00 Movie Night on DVD

21:30 Departure of Oxemiriná all night Travel by boat

3rd Day

09:00 Breakfast at the boat

10:00      Start of the River Boat Trip Trombetas – direction Oxemiriná

12:30      Lunch on the Boat (typical food of the Amazon meat)

14:00      Arrival at the town of Oxemiriná (diving and fishing of wild fish

               researches with our fisherman Meiocá) Lago Salomão – secret place for 

               the best Wild Discus

19:00      Dinner at Boat (typical food of fish Amazon – Arapaima “Pirarucu”

20:00 View the photos and videos of the day

21:00 Movie Night on DVD

22:30        Departure of Oxemiriná all night Travel by boat to Nhamunda Island

4th Day

09:00 Breakfast at the Boat

12:00       Arrive of the River Nhamunda, direction Nhamunda island

12:30       Lunch on the Boat (typical food of the Amazon meal)

14:00       Diving and fishing of wild fish researches with our fisherman Moyses 

                secret place for the best Wild Discus Red

19:00 Dinner at Boat (typical food of fish Amazon)

20:00 View the photos and videos of the day

21:00 Movie Night on DVD

5th Day

09:00 Breakfast on the Boat

10:00 Visit the Nhamundá Island

12:30       Lunch on the Boat (typical food of the Amazon meal)

14:00 River walks around the Nhamundá Island

15:30 Starting a smaller boat into the Low Nhamundá

18:00        Dinner (grilled fish) on a beach in the middle of the jungle on the way to

                 Low Nhamundá

18:30       Night adventure into the Low Nhamundá, fishing for Blue Discus Henckel,

                apistograms, L’s fish and others Wild fish

19:30 Arrival at our boat for rest and sleep

6th Day

10:00 Breakfast on the Boat

11:00 Free day to shopping on the Nhamundá Island

14:00        Lunch on the Boat (typical food of the Amazon meal)

16:00 Party Time – Open bar offering drinks

19:00 Dinner at Boat (typical food of the Amazon meal)

20:00 Party Night in Nhamundá Island

21:00 Departure of Nhamundá Island

7th Day

09:00 Breakfast on the Boat

12:00        Lunch on the Boat (typical food of the Amazon meal)

14:00        Near Oxemiriná stop to visit a new place for the collection of fish in a

                different community. Possibility of diving and fishing

18:00 Return to the city of Santarém

19:00 Dinner at Boat (typical food of the Amazon meal)

20:00 View the photos and videos of the day

21:00 Movie Night on DVD

8th Day

07:30 Arrival to Santarém City

08:00 Breakfast on the Boat

09:00       Visit our company Santarém Discus Ltd. (Choose fish possible – handle 

                export documentation)

14:00 Lunch on our fisherman’s house

15:00       Free day to shopping handicraft and visit Santarém

18:00 Check in the Hotel in Santarém City

19:00 Dinner in the Hotel

9th Day

08:00 Breakfast in the Hotel and check out

09:00 Visit our company Santarém Discus fish for packing and documentation

12:30 Transfer to airport in Santarém

- Contacts

Santarem Discus Ltda. 

Rua Tancredo Neves  nº 182 

Santarem do Pára – Amazónia

Vítor Hugo Quaresma

International telephone: 00351938767968

E-mail:vitordiscus@gmail.com

Maria João Tavares

International telefone:00351966597974

E-mail:expeditionssantarem@gmail.com

www.santaremdiscus.com.br

MSN: vitordiscus@hotmail.com

SKYPE: discusworld2005  

Blog: http://www.hugodiscus.blogspot.com

Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/vitorhugoquaresma

FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/santaremdiscusexpeditions
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-Special Thanks

 Photographer and Friend: João Palmeiro

Create by: Maria João Tavares
Santarém Discus Honor: Vitor Hugo Quaresma
18 de Fevereiro de 2019